A qualitative study for understanding family and peer influences on obesity-related health behaviors in low-income African-American adolescents

Childhood Obesity

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 466-476

  St George, Sara M ^a   Wilson, Dawn K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXISM; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; DIET; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXISM; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 84867493403     PISSN: 21532168     EISSN: 21532176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/chi.2012.0067     Document Type: Article

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